Sustainment Electrical Engineer, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

We are looking for a Product Sustainment Electrical Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Santa Ana, California. In this role, you will keep our production operations running smoothly once products are in the field and on the line.

Responsibilities:

• Triage product failures from production and the field, prioritizing by severity and population impact
• Drive root cause investigations down to the electrical component and PCB fabrication level as needed, landing corrective actions as process or design updates
• Collect, manage, and analyze failure and field data to quantify population-level impact and trends
• Work cross-functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, and Production Operations to keep builds on plan
• Surface and escalate issues that threaten the build schedule, and drive them to resolution
• Implement design and process changes that improve yield, reliability, and manufacturability
• Evaluate supplier product change notifications (PCNs) and assess their impact to the production environment, partnering with the design team to update the design as needed
• Support production test, debug, and failure analysis at the board and system level
• Track and report on sustainment metrics, corrective action status, and open production issues

Requirements:

• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• 8+ years of professional experience in hardware product development, sustainment, or manufacturing engineering
• Experience with root cause analysis and structured problem-solving methods (e.g., 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone, FMEA)
• Deep understanding of fabrication and assembly-level failure analysis methods, including CT scan, X-ray, visual inspection, cross-sectioning, and SEM image analysis
• Ability to read and interpret schematics and apply best practices appropriate for each design
• Familiarity with standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, and USB
• Proficiency with data analysis tools to track failure trends and quantify population impact (e.g., Excel, SQL, Python, JMP)
• Knowledge of modern analog and digital electronics and electronic circuits
• Ability to determine work priorities based on broad direction from management
• Experience working cross-functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, and Production Operations in a manufacturing environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of MIL-STD-810 and relevant military environmental qualification standards
• Understanding of MIL-STD-461 and relevant military electromagnetic compatibility standards
• Experience with PLM/ERP systems and managing engineering change orders (ECOs)
• Familiarity with production quality systems, CAPA processes, and statistical process control (SPC)

Benefits:

• Highly competitive equity grants
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive and competitive benefits package